dance photography


Extraordinary works by Lois Greenfield
Check out her website here for more photography!

Lucky for me, I will be meeting her on Thursday and will be photographed by her!
If you are in Syracuse, you should come check out her workshop Thursday from 1:30-5pm at the Schaffer Auditorium.

Work Beats

I went to LA last week and met someone that gave me a whole new insite about music.
About dubstep, electro music, brostep, and things I've never known partly because iTunes just categorizes all electro music as "Dance" music whether it be Skrillex, Avicii, or Fun.

Anyway, I had a pretty hard time waking up this morning but I wanted to be productive for the rest of the day so I put on some music and started cleaning my room.

Burial is one of the artists that was introduced to me and I really enjoy listening to them when I'm working. There's no melody to sing along to but there's a catchy beat that just keeps me going.

I especially enjoy their 2007 release Untrue.

My favorite song is:
Archangel

Now this is supposedly how dubstep started and what dubstep really is. Not the head banging stuff that we hear at house parties. 
 

not a priority?

I read a really cool post today here and it has really got me thinking about all my priorities in life.
What I haven't been doing and what I should take some time out to do.

Change your language.
Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels. Often, that’s a perfectly adequate explanation. I have time to iron my sheets, I just don’t want to. But other things are harder. Try it: “I’m not going to edit your résumé, sweetie, because it’s not a priority.” “I don’t go to the doctor because my health is not a priority.” If these phrases don’t sit well, that’s the point. Changing our language reminds us that time is a choice. If we don’t like how we’re spending an hour, we can choose differently.

Recap of LA

And last but not least, meeting the talent in LA...
Click on their names to check out their choreography.

Of course, getting stuck in Newark had its perks. I got to see Jeffrey a day early!
He shaved his head on St. Baldrick's Day last Friday to support cancer research and raised over $3000. 
To continue supporting cancer research, you can donate here!

stuck in newark

Man was it hard not having internet at all this whole week!
Although it was quite nice to be away from the computer, since I'm so dependent on it all the time.

Our flight today was delayed by two hours, and so we missed our connection to fly home. 
Christie and I are now hanging out in Ramada Plaza, luggage-less, and on standby for the next flight out of Newark.

Other than that, I had a really amazing time in LA! 
The best part of the trip would be seeing my friends and going to dance classes.
The dance teachers are all very inspiring and really helped me see a different side of choreography and dance. And so I've decided that I really want to go back to LA to take dance classes before I settle in NYC. 

I'll be posting more photos of LA when I get home. Who knows when that will be...